Skip to main content

Home/ Groups/ KSH Common Core Resources
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

building_common_knowledge_jsd_aug2013.pdf - 0 views

  • shifted toward more product-based assessments that go beyond the literary es-say and require student engagement by completing what Amy Benjamin calls a “nontraditional task requiring imagination and creative thinking
  • Change means loss for so many teachers.
  • We have designated leaders in each department area who lead and support teachers
  • ...2 more annotations...
  • support and challenge for teachers and students.
  • ongoing, con-tinual approach to teaching toward these standards by en-gaging teacher content teams with standards consultants throughout the school year.
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Evaluating Lessons: Tips for Calibrating Group Feedback - 0 views

  • hared understanding and we calibrate with one another on the use and interpretation of the rubric, then the rubric becomes truly effective in informing our instruction and improving student learning
  • Closely read and examine the same exact lesson materials and associated texts, graphics, tasks, rubrics, etc
  • EQuIP rubric dimensions and criteria
  • ...8 more annotations...
  • Assign a facilitator
  • Re-read the lesson materials and make initial evidence based evaluations for all the criteria in the four dimensions
  • each member of the team state aloud, one at a time, a score for each of the rubric dimensions — without explanation, elaboration, or justification (the facilitator makes note of all the scores)
  • Discuss any differences in the scores
  • If you have areas with larger gaps, the best thing to do is go back to the Common Core Standards
  • Have group members explain and justify scores by pointing to specific evidence in the lesson
  • Discuss any issues centered on differing interpretations of the rubric and how the criteria are applied
  • Come to consensus on overall ratings for each dimension, as well as on an overall rating for the entire lesson or unit
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Common Core Standards - 0 views

M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Putting math standards into motion | District Administration Magazine - 0 views

  • But the standards alone will not ensure improvement in student learning
  • “The primary purpose of Principles to Actions is to fill the gap between the adoption of standards—Common Core, state or provincial standards—and the enactment of practices, policies, programs and actions required for successful implementation of those standards,
  • materials available to support teachers, including technology-based resources,
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • providing adequate PD is one of the greatest challenges of implementing Common Core.
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

▶ December 2012/January 2013 EL Preview - YouTube - 0 views

  •  
    Jay Mc Tighe, Common Core Now What (EL Magazine Dec. 2012/Jan. 2013)
  •  
    Jay Mc Tighe, Common Core Now What (EL Magazine Dec. 2012/Jan. 2013)
  •  
    Jay Mc Tighe, Common Core Now What (EL Magazine Dec. 2012/Jan. 2013)
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Leading With Vision: ASCD Common Core Leadership Academy August 5-8, 2013, Chicago, Ill. - 1 views

  •  
    Presenters: Judy Carr, Education Consultant, Sarasota, Fla.;Tim Westerberg, Education Consultant, Dillon, Colo.; and Denise Alterio, Education Consultant, Woodstock, N.Y. Explore leaders' roles in implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English language arts, literacy, and mathematics at ASCD's 2013 Common Core Leadership Team Academy. This professional leadership academy offers teams of two or more administrators, teacher leaders, and partners from higher education and nonprofit organizations an accelerated plan for putting the standards into routine practice in classrooms throughout schools and districts.
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Common Science Standards Deserve 'C' Grade, Think Tank Says - 0 views

  •  
    The existing science standards in 12 states and the District of Columbia are "clearly superior" to the Next Generation Science Standards developed by a coalition of states and national organizations, a think tank concludes in a new report. The Thomas B.
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Common Core Supporters Firing Back - 0 views

  •  
    Supporters of the Common Core State Standards are moving to confront increasingly high-profile opposition to the standards at the state and national levels by rallying the private sector and initiating coordinated public relations and advertising campaigns as schools continue implementation.
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Common Core: Diamond in the Rough? - 0 views

  •  
    Dina, a 7th grade language arts teacher, and Cheryl, a high school English/language arts teacher-turned-consultant, are long-time friends who recently got to talking about the Common Core State Standards and what they mean for educators. Here are some excerpts from their dialogue. Cheryl: My work connects me with teachers in the midst of change.
1 - 20 Next ›
Showing 20 items per page